Description
| Product ID: | 9781032122137 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in Latin American Development |
| Title: | Brazilian Elites and their Philanthropy |
| Subtitle: | Wealth at the Service of Development |
| Authors: | Author: Jessica Sklair |
| Page Count: | 208 |
| Subjects: | Research methods: general, Research methods: general, Development studies, Ethnic studies, Ethnic studies, Anthropology, Social and cultural anthropology, Charities, voluntary services and philanthropy, Politics and government, Economics, Development economics and emerging economies, Entrepreneurship / Start-ups, Sales and marketing management, Business mathematics and systems, Sales and marketing, Public relations, Development studies, Ethnic studies, Hispanic & Latino studies, Anthropology, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Charities, voluntary services & philanthropy, Politics & government, Economics, Development economics & emerging economies, Entrepreneurship, Sales & marketing management, Business mathematics & systems, Sales & marketing, Public relations, Caribbean islands, Latin America, Developing countries |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book explores the philanthropy of Brazilian elites during a key period in recent Brazilian history, from Workers Party president Lula’s last term in office through to the election of far-right president Jair Bolsonaro. This book explores the philanthropy of Brazilian elites during a key period in recent Brazilian history, from Workers Party president Lula’s last term in office through to the election of far-right president Jair Bolsonaro. Against this backdrop of political upheaval, the book asks what philanthropy can reveal about the role of corporate and wealth elites in upholding the structures of socioeconomic inequality that continue to define Brazilian society. The book argues that around the world the private sector’s growing engagement in international development has led to the emergence of a global philanthropic project centred on practices of "philanthrocapitalism" and "social finance," which ultimately seeks to legitimise global capitalism and the elite interests it serves. Drawing on an in-depth and wide-ranging ethnographic study among philanthropists and their advisors in over 30 Brazilian foundations and intermediary organisations, the book combines a structural critique of the capitalist ideologies underlying philanthropic practice with a robust exploration into the ways in which wealthy Brazilians appropriate philanthropy directly to legitimise elite reproduction and the accumulation of wealth. Researchers across Latin American studies, development studies and the anthropology of development will find this book a timely contribution to the under-researched areas of elite studies and the study of philanthropy. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-05-31 |
